Table I.

Basic human needs

Basic needsDescriptions
AutonomyNeed for choice in initiating and regulating one’s behavior
SelfNeed for defining/creating self and self-image, relating the self to society and discovering and developing personal potentials
CompetenceNeed to master challenges that are developmentally appropriate
AchievementDesire to do well relative to a standard of excellence that encompasses competitions with a task, with the self and against others
LeadershipDesire to make physical or social world to conform to one’s image/plan; desire to impact or control over others or the world
FollowershipDesire to be influenced by others, to follow others
RelatednessDesire to belong
Affect and emotionInduced affective states arising as reactions to important stimuli; favorable reacts to stimuli as a natural selection process; sustain desired emotions via cognitive process

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